Judah after Jewish exile in Babylon
Israel after the Exile in what is now Iraq
Scenes in Malachi, after the Jewish exile from their homeland, probably took place in the Persian province of Yehud, which is translated Judah or Judea. It was…David’s 2 holy tents
David's 2 holy tents
King David's 2 holy tents
One in Gibeon, another in Jerusalem
King David maintained two holy tents instead of just the one inherited from the time of Moses, centuries earlier. Israel sacrificed to…Dancing King David at Ark of Covenant
Dancing King David at Ark of Covenant
Dancing King David
Celebrating the arrival of Ten Commandments
King David danced in the streets as priests carried into Jerusalem the Ark of the Covenant, Israel's most sacred relica—a chest that…King Saul’s neighborhood, Gibeah
King Saul's neighborhood, Gibeah
King Saul's neighborhood
Benjamin's tiny tribe
Israel's first king, a donkey herder named Saul, ruled Israel from the small town of Gibeah, in the hills above the Philistine war chariots down in the…Hebron and Gibeon
